What if I hinted that someone is smitten?
Head over heels
Who loves without quittin’
Who cares for you more than a kid for her kitten
Just hopelessly smitten with you

What if I mentioned you’re now on His mind?
Not every so often
But all of the time
With eyes for you only! Since you He designed
And loved, before earth was unearthed

What if I stuttered that by you He’s lovestruck?
Afire with affection
And for you, was nailstruck
A Soulmate; a friend; not just any ol’ schmuck
Whose stricken heart quickens for you

What if this someone is just a bit nutty?
“Pazzo d’amore” (1)
(Crazy with love)
He’d give life and limb for you, push came to shove
In fact, so He did! Long ago

What if I said that this Friend is besotted?
“Drunk” with devotion (1)
“Cross-eyed”, He fought
Through death, He unblotted our  sin-spotted souls
Through love, hardened hearts He will conquer

What if I blustered, “This Bridegroom has named you…”
“His ‘Chosen’ and ‘Crown’… (2)
“His ‘Own’ He has claimed you”?

In silence He summons you, calling your name

To prep you for the “when” He will send

When the winter and rains of this valley will end (3)

Every hour to His side He bids, Come (4)

On a cross I was smitten…

With you, and for you

My spouse

My beloved

My friend

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(1) St. Catherine of Siena: “You, high eternal Trinity, acted as if You were drunk with love [pazzo d’amore], infatuated with Your creature.. You, Sweetness itself, stooped to join Yourself with our bitterness. You, Splendor, joined Yourself with darkness; You, Wisdom with foolishness; You, Life with death; You, the Infinite, with us who are finite. What drove you to this?”

(2) Old Testament

(3) Song of Songs (Solomon) 2:11

(4) John 7:37; Isaiah 55:1 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price”